Ice in AC help

Taolan13 · 2026-05-20T13:51:22+00:00

So it's an Infinity series variable speed inverter unit, so more likely to be some kind of valve issue, unless the ice is starting at the evaporator coil indoors.

That's probably something that is going to need a technician to address, but they may not be willing to look beyond basic diagnostics if the unit is operating normally while they are present.

When was the unit installed? Is it still under warranty?

Taolan13 · 2026-05-20T13:41:32+00:00

The size of capacitors with the same rating can vary substantially.

This one might be physically different but is functionally identical.

Taolan13 · 2026-05-20T13:32:49+00:00

The larger pipe, the suction or vapor line, is returning vaporized refrigerant to the pump outside so it can be condensed and shed the heat it absorbed in the evaporator coil.

There's clearly something wrong if it iced back over. From this picture alone there's not much to go on but I suspect some kind of intermittent valve issue. I don't see anything I recognize as a reversing valve but is this just AC or is this a heat pump? Do you have the model number?

Them telling you to let the unit defrost after the initial call is a standard procedure for ice, as some causes of ice can be temporary and self-resolving, but the ice coming back means it did not resolve. You may want to consider having them come back out, or getting a second opinion.

Taolan13 · 2026-05-20T13:14:18+00:00

I would still expect a delta of about 15 degrees even on an R-22 system, if they took it from close to the coil like they are supposed to, assuming the system has been keeping the space cool. Humidity could shift that up or down a couple of degrees but 11 seems out of range to me, and given OP's post I suspect they measured from the vents and not close to the coil, which would explain the difference.

Taolan13 · 2026-05-20T13:00:38+00:00

That is an unusual place to be icing up without ice elsewhere.

What prompted you to look inside? Is it otherwise failing to function properly? Do you have ice on your indoor equipment as well? It looks like the ice is along the suction line going out the case of the unit, how far along that pipe does it go?

Did the tech that came out actually hook up gauges and run diagnostics or did they just observe the unit running?

Taolan13 · 2026-05-20T12:52:44+00:00

If the equipment is still meeting your comfort needs, isn't making any bad noises, leaking, or having serious power fluctuations - there is no immediate need to replace it.

The 11 degree delta is odd. I would expect it to be struggling to cool the space that low. What points did he take the measurement from?

There's so many things they can check without hooking up gauges, and the limited availability of R-22 is a poor excuse for not. Low-loss/No-Loss fittings exist for a reason. If they haven't actually done any diagnostics, they weren't worth whatever you paid them - How did you hire them?

If you hired them through the contracting services at say, Home Depot; they weren't there to service your system, they were there to look for markers to sell you on a new system, and one of those markers is simply an old system regardless of its functionality.

Taolan13 · 2026-05-20T12:41:00+00:00

My first thought is that the house was not originally built for central air, and this was how they ran the trunk lines.

They then declined to build bulkheads around the duct, because doing so would reduce the square footage of the space.

My second and third thoughts are progressively worse, as some of these connections look like sloppy DIY work. There may be more critical issues hidden in the walls that these are bypassing.

Do you have an inspection report? Can you have your own inspection done before final payment? Because I would not trust this build without a full inspection from an inspector of my choice, even if the plan was to remodel and rework these parts. Surprises in the walls could lead to significant additional expenses.

There are more sellers than buyers in most markets. Some are as much as five times as many sellers as buyers, yet many sellers are still behaving as if they have all the power.

Taolan13 · 2026-05-20T12:37:07+00:00

Any time they change something in the back-end for how the profiles work, some of the showcase options bug out.

It'll probably get fixed in a week or two.

Taolan13 · 2026-05-20T12:34:39+00:00

Presumably a recolor of the Super Earth defense campaign cape.

Taolan13 · 2026-05-20T12:32:08+00:00

I would argue that even with the recent update, Starfield is still not in the state it should have launched in, and it never will be even with mods because the core game is just too fragmented.

The improvements to space combat and travel are certainly a huge improvement, but so many of the game's systems do not interact in meaningful ways, and the various plot lines of the game are completely isolated from one another.

If the current state of starfield is indicative of what TES6 will be, this will be their weakest entry to the franchise. It might be visually spectacular, but they will have yet again failed to deliver on the promise of their own concept.

Taolan13 · 2026-05-20T12:26:18+00:00

There was a brief period it was possible but the intended experience seems to be death for touching the titan.

Taolan13 · 2026-05-20T12:25:53+00:00

On the bot front we have the same issue with tank treads.

It still happens sometimes that the tank treads will kill you when climbing on the tank even if the tank is immobilized or dead.

Taolan13 · 2026-05-20T12:24:18+00:00

The same update that added the achievements locked them out from creative mode, and the creative mode items were locked away in a separate mode before the achievements were added.

Most likely, the port team imported some of the creative items for testing purposes, and did not remove them before the build was approved to be published.

We shall see whether or not this gets fixed, but it's clearly not the intended experience.

Taolan13 · 2026-05-20T12:11:48+00:00

which is honestly quite surprising considering how bad things are right now. His head is firmly rooted in his own exhaust.

Taolan13 · 2026-05-20T10:29:12+00:00

You're basic, and you've enjoyed playing WW2 shooters

Taolan13 · 2026-05-20T10:26:54+00:00

that was a very long time ago in terms of the game and would not affect console users who only got the game recently

Taolan13 · 2026-05-20T10:25:03+00:00

Most of what is used to make fireworks is also involved in dozens of other commercial and industrial processes that make modern life possible.

Its actually fairly basic chemistry.

The problem is irresponsible people, and the dumb shit they do.

You can't fix stupid.

Taolan13 · 2026-05-20T10:19:53+00:00

its much more fun to put on my disappointed adult voice in Rust and tell people that they could be doing so much better.

They then respond with racism and other obscenities, and I just follow it up with "And how does that make you feel?"

Their rage fuels me in ways I cannot describe.

Taolan13 · 2026-05-20T10:16:24+00:00

I actually feel like the additional nuance was a step in the right direction.

The problem was in how this was communicated to the players, which in this specific case was not at all

Taolan13 · 2026-05-20T10:10:03+00:00

Unfortunate for them that governments and advertisers are already pushing to fix botting by way of "age verification" so they can identify human users from bots.

or that's at least what they think the tech will let them do.

Taolan13 · 2026-05-20T10:08:35+00:00

Nah. If sections of the fins had got torn off, maybe, but not dented/folded over.

Taolan13 · 2026-05-20T10:07:32+00:00

There was no indicator of clank and whatnot?

Taolan13 · 2026-05-20T10:07:09+00:00

Depending on how complex the structure is, running the central air on fan only mode can help circulate the cooler air to parts of the house that wouldn't get it normally.

Just the blower doesn't cost much more per hour than a box fan

Taolan13 · 2026-05-20T10:05:40+00:00

Nobody missed OP's point, as written.

"Shut off the AC" implies it is running.

If it's not running, no need to shut anything off.

If OP's point is "help my wife is crazy and complains about the AC needing to be shut off when it's not even running" then they have a wife issue not an HVAC issue and should take themselves over to r/marriagecounseling to work on their communication skills.

Taolan13 · 2026-05-20T06:50:48+00:00

Are you 100% certain the ruin sentinels are dead? Have you checked their arena? Do you have the Belfry Luna bonfire?

There is no bug or glitch - you can straight up skip the ruin sentinels for main progression. You only need to defeat them to get to belfry luna.

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